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straw foxglove

straw foxglove

9.9
A European plant with soft yellow, tube-shaped flowers
  • noun
  • UK
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  • The straw foxglove brightened the meadow with its delicate yellow blooms.

Examples

  • Unlike the common purple foxglove, the straw foxglove displays soft yellow flowers.

  • The straw foxglove blooms in late summer.

  • Gardeners appreciate the straw foxglove for its ability to thrive in poor soils.

  • I saw a straw foxglove in the garden.

  • Gardeners appreciate the straw foxglove for its ability to thrive in poor soils.

  • The straw foxglove brightened the meadow with its delicate yellow blooms.

  • Unlike the common purple foxglove, the straw foxglove displays soft yellow flowers.

Synonyms

foxglove
vsstraw foxglove
6 8.2

A tall plant with bell-shaped purple flowers that are poisonous

is one specific European yellow tubular member rather than the broad genus
yellow foxglove
vsstraw foxglove
  • UK
8.7

A tall plant with pale yellow bell-shaped flowers often grown in gardens

is a general European yellow tubular member rather than a named species
Digitalis lutea
vsstraw foxglove
  • Specialized
9.8

A wildflower from Europe with small yellow flowers shaped like tubes

is a general family member not defined as a wildflower species

Surface Forms

straw foxglove singular
straw foxgloves plural

Morphology

straw + foxglove

The compound is compositional: 'straw' denotes a pale yellow color/quality and modifies 'foxglove', so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it is a foxglove of straw/yellow coloration. This noun‑noun descriptive pattern is common across languages and follows regular English compounding, making the meaning directly derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

Straw foxglove comes from the plant's look: its tube-shaped flowers are pale like straw and the word foxglove refers to flowers that look like 'tiny gloves', so the name means a foxglove with 'pale yellow' flowers.